Fishing bobber



J n- 1952 W. BLacKlNGER FISHING BOBBER Filed May 10, 1948 I! y 'FF William B/ockinger INVENTOR.

Patented Jan. 15, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE x 1 FISHING BOBBER William Blockinger, wst St. Paul, Minn. Application May 10, 1948, Serial'No.26,142

This invention relates to new anduseful imholding the same relative to the body and preventing splitting of the body.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a fishing bobber including a buoyant body, a line receiving guide removably carried by said body, and novel and improved means for retaining a line positioned to the guide so that the same will not disengage the guide or body.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a fishing bobber including a buoyant body, a guide carried by the body and embodying novel and improved means for anchoring the guide relative to the body so that the same may be conveniently fixed thereto or removed therefrom in a desirable manner.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a fishing bobber that is small and compact in structure, simple and practical in construction, neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise Well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the present fishing bobber, and showing a line held thereto;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the fishing bobber constructed in accordance with the present invention, and showing the buoyant body removed therefrom, and with dotted lines showing the position of a fishing line engaged by the guide element;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of Figure l, and showing a fishing line engaged by the guide member;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the present fishing bobber in slightly modified form, and showin a fishing line applied to the guide portion thereof; and

1 Claim. (01.43-44.19)

Figure 5 is an elevational view of the fishing bobber in modified form, and showing the buoyant body and fishing line-applied thereto in dotted lines.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, and more particularly to Figures 1-3 inclusive, wherein for the purpose of illustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the numeral l0 represents a substantially frusto-conical body of suitable buoyant material having a longitudinal slotor slit [2 formed therein that terminates at the longitudinal axis of the said body. I v V Slidably engaging the slot 12, and seated at the innermost extremity of the slot I2 is a channeled guide I4 that communicates with the slot I2.

Integrally formed with the upper end l6 and lower end [8 of the channeled guide I4, is an upper pair of grippin tongues or jaws 20 and a lower pair of gripping tongues or jaws 22 respectively. The outer extremities of the jaws 20 and 22 are flared outwardlyas at 24 and provide bearin surfaces 26 that normally engage each other for a purpose which will later be more fully apparent. Y

Rigidly attached to or forming an integral part of the guide [4, is a pair of spaced face plates or anchoring plates 28 and 3|] which respectively engage the upper face-and lower face of the buoyant body lfl. One end of each of these plates; 28 and 30 are bifurcated or slotted as at 32 to provide furcations 34. The outer terminals of the furcations 34 of the upper plate 28 are turned downwardly to provide anchoring prongs 36, and the furcations 34 on the lower plate 30 are turned upwardly to provide further anchoring prongs or tongs 38. It is noted, that the anchoring prongs 36 will extend into the upper end of the body Ill and that the prongs 38 will extend into the lower end of the body I0 to prevent movement of the guide relative to said body.

In practical use of the fishing bobber described in Figures 1-3 inclusive, once the guide H has been inserted in the slot l2 a suitable cord 40 is wound about the body H! to prevent the said body from being disengaged with the guide element H. A fishing line 42 is extended into the slit l2, preferably prior to the winding of the cord 40 thereabout, and is seated in the guide l4. The gripping tongs 20 and 22 will obviously prevent the cord 42 from disengaging the guide l4, and thus the body In may slide upon the line 42 and the line 42 may be pulled through the guide l4 with-' out raising the body l0. Obviously, a suitable stop may be applied to the line 42 to limit the sliding movement of the cord 42 relative to the The upper enlarged terminal 50 "of the guide 44, terminates in a fiat substantially rectangular holding plate 52 one edge 54 of awhichis turned inwardly and is slotted as at 56 to engage a piv- It is also preferred, that in the latest embodiment, a cord or retaining ring 18 be slipped over the lower end of the body 66 and pressed upwardly to prevent a loose connection between the body 66 and the guide 44'and which will also tend to close the opening between the slot 16 thus providing an additional means for retaining the guide relative .to the body 66.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. ;A more detailed description is accordingly deemed. unnecessary.

"It is to be understood, however, that even though ithere-is :herein shown and described a otal latch 58 mountedfllon the plate 52. "It is noted, that the latch 58-=is provided with an outwardlyprojecting extension GOEunctioning as a "finger-grip-to'permit the latch tobe raised-from engagement with the slot'56 or for pivotal move- ,ment of l the latch into locking engagement with the slot 56 of theextension' 54. 'One lower corner of-theplate 52 is'slit' transversely as at Hand turned inwardly to provide a bearing lug 64 that engages the upper'face of asubstantially frusto- ,conical, buoyant body-'66.

integrally 'formed with the guide 44, adjacent the lower end 46 thereof, isan anchor or bearing plate 68 one endof which is notched V and turned upwardly to provide a pair of anchoring prongs 7| thatengage the lower face of the body.

"In; practical use =01 the fishing bobber iillus- ,trated -in-'Figures- 4 and"5, a longitudinal slot or slit 16,is provided -in-"the-body*66 and communi- -cates with the channeled guide 44. line IF-is extended into the slit'16 and is held in the channeled guide 44 by the pivotal latch '58. *It should 'benoted, that the upper portion of plate A fishing 52 is depressed to provide a longitudinal guide groove IS-that will receive the line "I4 and prevent movement of the same toward or away from the 4 extension 54. Further, it is necessary that the line be extended between the retaining tongue 58 and that leg portion of the guide 44 onwhich the extremity of the tongue 48 is spaced to facilitate the said fishingline to-be extended-into the guide preferred embodiment of the invention the same is'susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein *desc'ribed-and'the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A-rfishing bobber comprising an-elongated and compressible buoyant body having an axial bore and a slit communicating with said bore, a channeled U-shaped guide positioned in said bore, and

communicating with said :SlOt, means carried by said guide'for securing the same to said body, and line retaining means forming a part of the guide and disposed exteriorly of said body, said last mentioned means including a pair of plate-like resilient tongues having'longitudinally extending grooves, the Walls of which normally engage each other.

-WILLIAM' BLOCKINGER.

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